It’s official! Reba McEntire and Blake Shelton did such an amazing job as co-hosts of last years ACM Awards, they have been asked to come back and entertain us once again this year! So mark your calendar and get ready for the 47th Annual ACM Awards live from the MGM Grand in ‘Viva Nash-Vegas’ on Sunday April 1st! And just like last year, the ‘ACM Fan Jam‘ will take place at the Mandalay Events Center, but instead of Sugarland hosting there, this year’s host there will be the Zac Brown Band!

The Academy of Country Music has also announced, that on the day after the 2012 ACM Awards, a special tribute, ACM Presents: Lionel Richie and Friends — A Lifetime of Hits, will be taped. The show will air at a later date on CBS.

Rumor also has it, that Kenny Chesney, Jason Aldean, Lady Antebellum, Kenny Rogers, Rascal Flatts and Martina McBride are just some of the big name stars who will be joining Richie on the show!